Cryptic crossword clue
Once dared to put up poet’s rudest lines 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DURST

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The straight part
We know that "Once dared" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case once dared = durst.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does DURST mean?

DURST verb
  1. To have enough courage (to do something).
  2. To defy or challenge (someone to do something)
  3. To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to
  4. To terrify; to daunt.
  5. To catch (larks) by producing terror through the use of mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they lie still till a net is thrown over them.

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